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29-year-old Washington mother pleads not guilty to charges of first-degree child assault which left toddler with permanent vision loss
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-- -- -- A -- nine year old Buckley mother of two who caught the attention of police last may we originally got called.
When the baby went to harbor -- -- to a head trauma.
And our detectives noticed some injuries to guys for investigation found out there something more sinister going on.
In march of 2011.
Doctors at Seattle Children's Hospital prescribe antibiotic drops for Jennifer mother sheds fourteen month old daughter.
After she says she scratched her I -- playing in a bar and when airlifted to harbor -- two months later with a head injury police say mother said couldn't give detectives an explanation of what happened.
As for her daughter's eyes she told them they had been swollen shut for a month.
And that her child -- twenty to 22 hours per day due to discomfort.
Well one of the things that.
Our -- concerned about was lack of concern for the toddler from the -- We start looking into it we found one guy dropped bottles of chemicals you know basically burned architect goes -- bill obviously wasn't something that should be going somebody's -- Pierce county authorities -- the bottle to FDA's forensic chemistry center.
And just recently learned what was inside this was intentionally done and that it was strictly.
-- I didn't mean very seriously.
We'll.
Outside court mother sheds family believes she's innocent she's not you.
What the victim is now two years old and has been living with her biological father since last spring.
While she is doing battered doctors say shall never be the same.
Far as we know still suffers from vision impairment were hopeful that the trial will make a full recovery -- Doctor Avery -- from Seattle Children's Hospital doesn't think that's likely.
